Vol. 22No2
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Just theRight Size
The recent newsof ahuge industry
acquisitiongotme thinkingabout
“bigness” andwondering if being
a reallybigfirm is reallygood. I’m
sure it is agood thing for some
firms and some clients; but itmade
me realizehowglad I am that Lea+Elliott is the sizewe
are.
Our sizeandour focused transit/transportation
expertisegiveus advantages that are tangible. For
example,wehave cultivatedanenvironmentwherebeing
nimbleandentrepreneurial areexpectedand valued. That
meanswe can take thetime to think carefullyabout how
tobest serve theneedsof each client inaway that isbest
for them.We canexploreoptions, researchalternatives,
andexaminenew ideas. And sinceweareall experts in
thisfield, our staff is constantly learning fromeachother.
Beingamid-sizedfirm,wedon’t have theencumbrances
of bigoperationsdepartments and complexpolicies and
procedures andbusiness systems.We can changequickly,
adapt easily, and regroup tomeet a client’s changingneed
aswell.
Wedon’t dobureaucracyandwedon’t get stuck in
ruts.We love transit and transportation, soweput a lot of
timeandeffort intoamassingdatabases and libraries to
expandour knowledge. This freedom to thinkand learn
hasmadeus leaders in innovatingnew industrypractices.
It allowsus to leadmost of the technical advances inour
field.
Thebottom line in consulting ispeople. I know I’m
biased, but I alsoknow thatwehavea tremendous staff
of technical experts thatwill stackupagainst anyfirm…
nomatter howbig theyare! I am soproud toworkwith
thepeopleof Lea+Elliott.
JackNorton
NewAssociatePrincipal
MIAMI - Lea+Elliott ispleased to
announce that
SambitBhattacharjee,
P.E., LEEDAP
hasbeenpromoted to
AssociatePrincipal.
Sambit hasover 25
yearsof experienceproviding technical
andprojectmanagement support
related tofixed facility requirements,
development/verificationof viable
APMalignments thatmeetAPM constraints and its integration
intoadjacent facilities. He is currentlymanaging theAPMprojects
forDubai, UAE (DXBandAMIA) and is the lead infrastructure
specialist on theOrlando International AirportAPMandRail
Systemproject aswell as theTampa International Airport CONRAC
andAPMproject. In thepast, he ledAtlantaAirport’sPlaneTrain
extension to thenewMaynardHolbrook Jr. International Terminal
andEnvironmental Assessment for BrowardCounty Intermodal
Center andAPMproject to connect FLL airport toPort Everglades.
NewSeniorAssociates
Lea+Elliott ispleased toannounce theappointment of twonew
SeniorAssociates
—
MattSturgell, P.E.
and
Mark Incorvati
.Matt
is an integral part of theHonoluluRail Transit Project, aswell as
projects inPhiladelphiaandSingapore.Mark is alsoapart of the
CoreSystems team for theHonoluluRail Transit Project, servingas
leadATC reviewer. Inaddition to conductingdesign reviews and
ensuring contractor compliancewith contract requirements,Mark
supports the change request/claimprocessbyevaluating the cost
and technical impactsof changes to theATC subsystem.
Brian Lutenegger achieves LEEDAP
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Brian Lutenegger, AICP
, a transit planner
workingon theDullesCorridorMetrorail Project (DCMP), recently
passed the LEEDAPBD+Cexam. Hehasbeen leading theDCMP’s
efforts to implement LEEDprinciples into the stationdesign
for Phase2of theDCMP. Brianwill also coordinate the LEED
certification requirement at theDCMP’s YardandShop located
atDullesAirport,where threeof thebuildingswill achieve LEED
Silver certification. Brian is active in theNational Capital Region
chapter of theU.S. GreenBuildingCouncil.
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